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Jim Helm: A true American Hero Jim Helm, now of Ord, NE, wrote a funny note to Jr. Stotts of Columbia, KY, recently. Stotts in turn gave it to his friend Ralph Waggener and the following story was printed in the Just for a Smile News sharing news of Helm, the former Russell Countian, a former resident of Columbia, KY, former employee of Waggener-Walker Newspapers in Columbia, KY, and former editor of the once Corydon, IN, Harrison Co. Press -CM By Ralph Waggener Reprinted with permission from It's Just for A Smile News A note about a friend in Nebraska, Jim Helm Jim Helm worked with me at Waggener-Walker Newspapers and was a reporter-editor. Jim also was known during the Vietnam War as Crazy Jim. You see he was a helicopter pilot there and saved an unknown number of lives of our fighting service men. He was known todrink a lot and was fearless in going into battle zones to pick up the wounded. Now he is alcohol free and attends alcoholics anonymous and has for over 20 years. A lotof this time in AA Jim taught AA as well. He would take a group to a remote area for adrying out session. He is however fighting cancer most likely brought on by Agent Orange which was widely used in this war. Jim Helm is a true American Hero, like so many vets who feel, rightly so, very unappreciated. And that is a damn shame! Jim is training hunting dogs out in Nebraska and has a large base of famous and orwealthy customers he trains for. Occasionally Jim will call me and just talk for a while ashe does with several people around here. Some of you might remember Jim as a helicopterpilot for our own oil baron Jimmy Reliford. Jim still has his fondness for writing and still writes a column for a small paper in histown in Nebraska. - Ralph R. Waggener, It's Just for a Smile News, Printed bySouth Central Printing, Inc. (270)-384-4757. 1-800-489-0217 This story was posted on 2011-01-27 02:15:26
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